High Concept

[Quiver he/him]

So, I love concepts. A good idea can be enough to get me to read something.

The pitch of Mistborn, 'What if the Dark Lord won?' Was enough to make me want to read it, even if it had been terrible.

Similarly, the concept for Throne of Glass- 'What if Cinderella was an assassin?'

(You may be noticing a theme here.)

Has anyone else had this experience, where the central idea was just so cool[/] that you had to read it?mor where, after finishing something, you sat down, set the book aside, and took a moment to readjust because you couldn't understand how such a great idea could go so horribly wrong?

[Atilium she/her]

I once read  a story (can't remember what it was called) that was a Sleeping Beauty twist - basically, in the story, the guy who found Auroa was a modern-day teenager. It was such a cool idea, so badly executed! 

[Edgedancer he/him]

There are times when the concept is enough to make me read a something and even if I woudn´t read a bad book for a good concept they can never hurt.

One example is Codex Alera: Avatar the last Airbender meets Pokemon meets roman Legionaries.

Or Dan Wells Serial Killer triology. In short: Heroic Sociopath hunts demonic killers.